SOTENI International is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit registered in the United States and Kenya with over 20 years of experience in sustainable development and the fight against HIV/AIDS. Our mission now includes breaking the cycle of poverty AND disease by advancing entrepreneurship, health services, and wellbeing. In 2020, we joined forces with Swazi SHEROES to empower women and girls in Eswatini, who are among the world's most vulnerable to HIV. A group of American and African volunteers created SOTENI in 2003. Passionately committed to preventing HIV/AIDS and reducing its effects, they decided to put public health theory into practice in Kenya, which had been ravaged by the epidemic. The gr... read more SOTENI International is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit registered in the United States and Kenya with over 20 years of experience in sustainable development and the fight against HIV/AIDS. Our mission now includes breaking the cycle of poverty AND disease by advancing entrepreneurship, health services, and wellbeing. In 2020, we joined forces with Swazi SHEROES to empower women and girls in Eswatini, who are among the world's most vulnerable to HIV. A group of American and African volunteers created SOTENI in 2003. Passionately committed to preventing HIV/AIDS and reducing its effects, they decided to put public health theory into practice in Kenya, which had been ravaged by the epidemic. The group developed the model of SOTENI Villages of Hope (SVHs), whose goal was to establish a locally-led, grassroots community to support people living with HIV/AIDS and their families.
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By Dr. Pooja Rachewad | Operations Manager
Strengthening Healthcare Access in Rural Kenya Project Update | April - June 2026 Dear SOTENI Supporters and Friends, For more than two decades, the SVH Mbakalo Health Center has provided essential... Read the full report ›By Dr. Pooja Rachewad | Operations Manager, SOTENI International
Dear SOTENI Supporters and Friends, For more than two decades, the SVH Mbakalo Health Center has served as a vital source of healthcare for rural families in Bungoma County, Kenya. Established over 20... Read the full report ›By Dr. Pooja Rachewad | Operations Manager, SOTENI International
Reporting Period | November 2025 – February 2026 Dear SOTENI Supporters and Friends, Over the past few months, the work across SOTENI’s three Villages of Hope in rural Kenya: Mbakalo,... Read the full report ›
